Pipe clip



NOV. 16, 1937. 5 LANGSLOW 2,099,125

PIPE CLIP Filed Sept. 26, 1936 INVENTOR.

BY Biker/l. 5 Lanqs/aw ATToRxEyT Patented Nov. 16, 1937 PATENT OFFCE PIPE our Esther A. S. Langslow, New York, N. Y. Application September 26, 1936, Serial No. 102,781 7 2 Claims.

The purpose of this invention is to provide means for readily holding a pipe which is adapted to hold the pipe in the upright position when filled with tobacco, and which is also adapted to hold 5 the pipe with the stem extending upward for drying when the pipe is not in use.

The invention is a clip or stand having spring clips extending upward from a base plate in which the clips are adapted to grip and hold the bowl of the pipe at a plurality of points.

Many devices have been provided for holding pipes and the like, and these are adapted to hold pipes in substantially any position, however, as it is desired to hold the pipe in an upright position while smoking so that the lighted tobacco may remain therein, and also as it is desired to hold the pipe with the stem extending upward after one has finished smoking, in order to permit the stem to dry, it has been found desirable to provide means for readily holding the pipe in either position, and in which the holding device is relatively simple, inexpensive, and at the same time neat and attractive.

The object of the invention is, therefore, to provide a device that may be placed upon a desk as a separate and independent unit which will hold a pipe in either the upright position or with the stem extending upward.

Another object is to provide a pipe holding clip which may be used in combination with a humidor or ash tray.

A further object is to provide a pipe holding clip which may readily be combined with several similar devices and mounted upon a common receptacle.

And a still further object is to provide a pipe holding clip which is of a neat and attractive design and which is of a simple and economical construction.

With these ends in view the invention embodies a base plate and resiliently held members extending upward from said base plate having a plurality of points adapted to engage the bowl of a pipe at a plurality of points with the pipe in either the upright position, or with .the stem extending upward.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from the following description, taken in connection with the drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view showing a side elevation of a design in which two clips are mounted upon a common base and in which the holding points are formed by knobs.

Figure 2 is an end view of the device shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the device shown in Figure 1 showing ash trays at the ends of the base thereof.

In the drawing the device is shown as it may be made, wherein numeral I! indicates the base, numeral I 8 the spring clips, and numeral 23 knobs for holding a pipe in said device.

In the design shown the device is shown formed with a base plate I! having U-shaped spring members [8 secured thereto by rivets l9 and 20, and the upper ends of the members l8 are bent around to form eyes 2|, as shown in dotted lines in Figure 2, and these eyes are wrapped around a central stem 22 connecting the knobs '23. The knobs are formed of ivory, or any suitable material, and these are shaped in the form of dumbbells with the relatively small portions 22 connecting the knobs 23 rotatably held in the eyes 2|, and with these knobs projecting inward, they are adapted to grip and hold the bowl of the pipe. It will be understood that these members will also hold the pipe in either the upright position or with the stem extending upward, and in this device the bowl of the pipe is held between these knobs or points and against the upper surface of the base, as shown in the drawing.

It will be understood that other changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. One of the changes may be in the use of these pipe clips in combination with recep-' tacles or objects of any other type or design, another may be in the use of other means for forming the plurality of points adapted to grip and hold the bowl of the pipe, and still another may be in the use of other means for resiliently mounting these said bowl holding points.

The construction will be readily understood from the foregoing description. In use the device may be provided as shown and described, and it will be noted that it may be used as a receptacle upon a table, desk, or mounted or used in any manner. With the points resiliently held, the bowl may be forced through these points or knobs and as soon as the bowl engages the upper surface of the base the points will snap back to their original positions or to such posi tions that they will grip and hold the bowl of the pipe. It will be understood that these may be made of any material and it will be also understood that the knobs 23 and the bases of either design may also be made of any material and of any design.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. As an article of manufacture, a pipe supporting stand of the type in which a pipe may be freely inserted and removed, and held by friction holding members, and characterized'in that the pipe may be held with the stem extending vertically upward, horizontally, or at any desired intermediate angle; comprising a base, upwardly extending resilient holding members, positioned to correspond with the opposite sides of the bowl of a pipe, that may be inserted therebetween, and knob shaped members on the said upwardly extending members, and mounted therein, and further characterized in that said knob shaped members, being adapted to yield, move outward around the bulging portion of the bowl of a pipe, and inward as the bowl is moved downward on the stand, fitting snugly over the relatively smaller upper portion of either the side or topof the bowl, resiliently holding said bowl against the base in substantially any position, said knob shaped members being arranged in pairs and rotatable, and providing relatively snug holding means to prevent slippage of the bowl, with the pipe in any position, each pair of said knob shaped members being mounted by pins at the upper ends of said upwardly extending holding members. a

2. A pipe stand of the type adapted to frictionally hold the bowl of a pipe with the stem horizontal, Vertical, or at substantially any intermediate angle, comprisingf. a plurality, of ball shaped members positioned to engage the opposite sides of the bowl of a pipe at more than two points, upwardly extending spring members, and mounting means for said ball shaped members in the upper ends of said spring members, comprising pins upon which said ball shaped members are held.

ESTHER A. s. LANGSLOW. 20' 

